TISICS signs up for two SPRINT projects to optimise testing and manufacture of metal composites for spacecraft structures – CIE
January 8, 2021 540 Views TISICS, a world-leading supplier of lightweight Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) for high performance industries, has signed up to the national SPRINT business support programme. SPRINT will provide funding for two projects, in collaboration with the University of Surrey and The Open University, to develop technologies that will enable advanced lightweight tanks for demisable spacecraft and the critical tanks needed for lightweight storage of hydrogen to meet net-zero transport ambitions. The first project will develop standardised fracture mechanics testing methods ...